CARE & WWF Partnership
Initiative I0016
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| Implementing org | CARE International |
Summary
In recent years WWF and CARE have become increasingly aware of the synergies between poverty reduction and sound environmental management. With this has come growing recognition of the potential of a partnership that links the environment and development agendas. The CARE-WWF partnership is focused on three key themes:
- Poverty and environment at local, national and global levels
- Rural poverty and conservation of natural resources
- Water resource management and access.
Outputs
1. Linking poverty and environment in national and global policy: At the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development, CARE and WWF issued their Call to Action on Social and Environmental Justice. A commitment to community-based approaches for forest conservation in the final Johannesburg Declaration is one direct result of this initiative.
2. Empowering the rural poor as partners in conservation: WWF and CARE are working with Birdlife, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group and Nature Uganda to address poverty and environmental management in two landscapes with exceptionally high biodiversity forest in East Africa. Together they have designed and are implementing the Participatory Environmental Management (PEMA) Programme. PEMA aims to demonstrate the practical application of the principles promoted by CARE and WWF at the World Summit for Sustainable Development.
Geographic coverage
Africa
Americas
Asia
People
Phil Franks, CARE
Email: phil@ci.or.ke
Sally Nicholson, WWF
Email: snicholson@wwfepo.org
Web URL
www.care.org
Related records below this one:
- CARE International (Organisation O0010)
- WWF International (Organisation O0115)